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Romanian parliament buries controversial corruption decree
By EUobserver
The Romanian parliament voted on Tuesday to abandon a controversial ordinance that decriminalised official misconduct if the financial damage amounted to less than €44,100. The decree, seen as a way for politicians from the ruling Social-Democratic Party to avoid convictions, had triggered mass protests in January and early February. The government had revoked it but a vote in parliament was needed to repeal it.